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Esplanade

Esplanade Meaning & Definition
Esplanade Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Esplanade?

[n] a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore

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See Also | mall | promenade

Esplanade In Webster's Dictionary

\Es`pla*nade"\, n. [F. esplanade, Sp. esplanada, explanada, cf. It. spianata; fr. Sp. explanar to level, L. explanare to flatten or spread out. See {Explain}.] 1. (Fort.) (a) A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town. --Campbell (Mil. Dict. ). (b) The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country. 2. (Hort.) A grass plat; a lawn. --Simmonds. 3. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside.

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